Development of an Implantable Artificial Anal Sphincter Using a Shape Memory Alloy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-72

  Nishi, Kotaro ^b   Kamiyama, Takamichi ^b   Wada, Motoshi ^b   Amae, Shintaro ^b   Ishii, Tomohiro ^b   Takagi, Toshiyuki ^b   Luo, Yun ^b   Okuyama, Takeshi ^b   Yambe, Tomoyuki ^b   Hayashi, Yutaka ^a   Ohi, Ryoji ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Artificial anal sphincter; Energy transmission; Fecal incontinence; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURN; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FECES INCONTINENCE; IMPLANT; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VOMITING;

EID: 9144242925     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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